35-year-old past champion reportedly suffering from head and chest injuries

May 17, 2017

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American MotoGP rider and past series champion Nicky Hayden is reportedly in serious condition in an Italian hospital after being injured in a car-bike accident in Italy on Wednesday.

According to several published reports, Hayden was bicycling with friends when he was hit by a car (shown below on Twitter). He is said to have suffered serious head and chest injuries.

Hayden is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky, and was a regular in the MotoGP series from 2003-2015. He made one start in 2016, driving for Honda and Ducati. He won the MotoGP championship in 2006. The past two seasons, Hayden has raced in the World Superbike series. He won last year in Malaysia and is 13th in the 2017 series standings.

Mike Pryson
- Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot and M-Live Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek as online motorsports editor In 2012. Promoted to motorsports editor in 2015.
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